Kolkata Police has nabbed from Madhya Pradesh an accomplice of two suspected Islamic State terrorists, who were earlier arrested in Howrah, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
A Special Task Force (STF) team raided a hideout in Kotwali area of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh and arrested the 33-year-old man late on Monday.    Â
Initial probe revealed he is a former SIMI activist and has links with the nabbed IS terrorists, the officer said.    Â
"His association with the two arrested terrorists points to his involvement with the terror outfit. He has a history of association with fundamentalist organisations. We are making arrangements to bring him to Kolkata on a transit remand," the officer said. Â
Kolkata Police's STF is also conducting raids in a couple of districts in West Bengal as part of their investigation, he said.    Â
The STF had on January 6 arrested the two suspected IS terrorists in Tikiapara area of Howrah following inputs from central agencies.     Â
Police claimed the duo was in touch with their handlers in Pakistan and West Asia. One of the nabbed persons is an MTech engineering student.
